Dussehra 2025 celebrations witnessed Ravan Dahan ceremonies across India, with massive effigies of Ravan, Kumbhkaran and Meghnad set ablaze in cities from Amritsar to Patna.
IMAGE: Effigies of Ravan, Kumbhkaran and Meghnad set ablaze during Ravan Dahan in Amritsar on Thursday, October 2, 2025. Photograph: ANI Photo
IMAGE: Ravan Dahan at Indraprastha Extension, New Delhi. Photograph: ANI Video Grab
IMAGE: Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta takes aim at Ravan at the Luv Kush Ramleela at the Red Fort in New Delhi. Photograph: Sumit Pal/ANI Photo
IMAGE: Glimpses from the Luv Kush Ramleela at the Red Fort in New Delhi, here and below. Photograph: Sumit Pal/ANI Photo
Photograph: Sumit Pal/ANI Photo
Photograph: Atul Kumar Yadav/ANI Photo
IMAGE: People take shelter under a tarpaulin amid heavy rainfall during the Ravan Dahan at the Nav Dharmik Ramleela in New Delhi. Photograph: Atul Kumar Yadav/ANI Photo
IMAGE: People take shelter under the Ravan effigy amid heavy rainfall at the Nav Dharmik Ramleela in New Delhi. Photograph: Atul Kumar Yadav/ANI Photo
IMAGE: A view of the effigies of Ravana and his brothers Kumbhakarn and Meghnad amid rain at the Shri Dharmik Leela in New Delhi. Photograph: Rahul Singh/ANI Photo
IMAGE: Effigies of Ravan, Kumbhakarn and Meghnad at the Shri Dharmik Leela in New Delhi. Photograph: Rahul Singh/ANI Photo
Photograph: Rahul Singh/ANI Photo
Photograph: Rahul Singh/ANI Photo
IMAGE: An effigy of Ravan set ablaze in Jangpura, Delhi, here and below. Photograph: ANI Photo
Photograph: ANI Photo
IMAGE: An effigy of Kumbhkaran set ablaze in Jammu. Photograph: ANI Photo
IMAGE: Crackers light up the sky with effigies of Ravan, Kumbhkaran and Meghnad at the Morhabadi Maidan in Ranchi. Photograph: ANI Photo
IMAGE: BJP national President J P Nadda watches Ravan Dahan in Bilaspur. Photograph: @BJP4India X/ANI Photo
IMAGE: Effigies of Ravan, Kumbhkaran and Meghnad set ablaze in Bhopal, here and below. Photograph: ANI Photo
Photograph: ANI Photo
IMAGE: An effigy of Ravan burns at the Parade ground in Dehradun with a man dressed as Lord Hanuman in the foreground. Photograph: ANI Photo
IMAGE: Effigies of Ravan, Kumbhkaran and Meghnad set ablaze in Srinagar. Photograph: ANI Photo
IMAGE: Towering effigies of Ravan, Kumbhkaran and Meghnad set ablaze in Jalandhar. Photograph: ANI Photo
IMAGE: An effigy of Ravan being burnt at the Gandhi Maidan in Patna. Photograph: ANI Photo
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